In a fold-out volume that shows the work of getting Santaout the door on Christmas Eve, Cassany and Hammer follow the titular figurefrom his North Pole residence to sleigh takeoff. Hammer's candy-colored,unlined geometric illustrations pop against minimalist black or whitebackgrounds, depicting a pink-skinned Santa and the largely white-presentingelves in a bustling atmosphere. The often smiling elves dash across the foldingpages checking lists, wrapping gifts, piling the sleigh with presents, and evendirecting reindeer traffic. Simplistic rhyming lines add to the party feel("Name tags, wrapping paper, ribbons and bows/ Rainbow packaging with glitterthat glows!") in this aesthetically quirky tome that anticipates Santa'sarrival at "a window, a door or your fireplace."-- Publishers Weekly.